MADEIRA CAKE WITH LEMON SYRUP

Preparation Method :

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/ Gas 4. Grease a loaf tin. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy, then gradually beat in the eggs.
• Mix the sifted flour, baking powder and salt, and fold in gently. Spoon into the prepared tin, level the top and bake for 1¼ hours, until a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and, while still warm and in the tin, use a skewer to pierce it several times right the way through.
• Warm together the lemon juice and syrup, add the sugar and immediately spoon over the cake, so the flavoured syrup soaks through but leaves some sugar crystals on the top.
• Chill the cake for several hours or overnight before serving.